Singapore's Woodlands Checkpoint Seizes Over 5,900 Vaping Products; Case Referred for Investigation

Aug.06
Singapore's Woodlands Checkpoint Seizes Over 5,900 Vaping Products; Case Referred for Investigation
On July 24, Singapore’s Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) conducted an enhanced inspection of a Malaysia-registered vehicle at Woodlands Checkpoint and uncovered more than 5,900 e-cigarettes and related components, along with 150 heat-not-burn tobacco sticks concealed in multiple compartments. The case has been handed over to the Health Sciences Authority for further investigation, thwarting the smuggling attempt.

Key points:

 

·The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) in Singapore intercepted over 5900 e-cigarette and components, along with 150 heat-not-burn tobacco products, hidden in multiple compartments of a Malaysian-registered vehicle at the Woodlands Checkpoint. 

 

·The smuggling attempt was discovered by ICA officers and the case has been handed over to the Health Sciences Authority for further investigation.

 


 

【2Firsts News Flash】According to a report by Stomp on August 6, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) of Singapore announced in a Facebook post on August 5 that they had thwarted an attempt to smuggle goods using a Malaysian-registered vehicle.

 

On July 24, at the Woodlands Checkpoint in Singapore, a car entering Singapore was found with over 5900 e-cigarette items and related components.

 

The official of the department has ordered the vehicle to undergo a thorough inspection. Subsequently, they discovered the e-cigarettes and related components, as well as 150 heat-not-burn tobacco products.

 

Singapore Immigration and Checkpoints Authority stated that these items were hidden in multiple compartments of the car. The authority further stated that this case has been referred to the Health Sciences Authority for further investigation.

 

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